16 Feb 1901
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1901
Page
1
The army adopts a faster, stronger Mauser style rifle with a built up barrel, horizontal scope slide, five round magazine, and a 4000 meter range. It weighs four kilos plus bayonet, pierces pine at 100 meters, and fires a 620 meter per second bullet.
The excerpts discuss court procedure delays harming litigants, Oscar Wilde’s deathbed reflections and burial, Zulu customs on widows and kraals, Jefferson’s sons in law, a postal card writing offense, and Boston’s Washington collection.
The article details George Washington's extensive library, its Boston ownership today, and the effort by George Livermore and 79 Bostonians to acquire it. It notes cataloged volumes, ownership clues, and the library's guarded, study-focused setting for historians and collectors.
A Mount Vernon era note details young George Washington’s hand in signing and sketching in a 1785 portrait era volume. The page records include two signatures by Washington, owners Robert Wickoff and Samuel Bowman, and a certificate claiming the book as his forever. It notes infancy writings, margins worm eaten, and the pride of earliest writing by the future president.
A profile of Letson Baillet, a multi occupation entrepreneur described as a mining magnate and railroad promoter. Born 27 years ago in Town, he controls 21 copper and gold mines in Oregon's Anaconda of Oregon and holds stakes in refrigerating, brick making, and sawmill operations with offices in San Francisco and Baker City.
The article criticizes allied actions after Pekin noting looting burning and murder by punitive expeditions. It calls for Count von Waldersee to finalize a withdrawal plan and condemns the raiding parties for targeting unarmed Chinese and civilians. A Cologne Volks Zeitung correspondent reports rising depravity among troops and hopes for an end to the violence.
A nostalgic verse recalling life on Mount Vernon and Potomac shore in colonial times. It contrasts past charm with modern tourism, noting guests George and Lady Washington, Nelly at the harpsichord, and old domestic grace, while tourists now linger by the sign and boats pass tolling the bell.
The verse praises the source of a strong river and the young Washington, linking purity and stainless youth to a nation’s heritage. It compares the river’s clear spring to Washington’s virtuous upbringing, ending with admiration for his early days and moral integrity.
Dr W E Grimm of West Virginia is jailed on charges of practicing medicine in Maryland without a license after traveling to Cumberland county Maryland to tend smallpox patients when no local physician could be found.
Cornelius R. Parsons died at his Rochester New York home on Wednesday. He served fourteen years as Rochester mayor, longer than any prior holder of the office, and was repeatedly expected to be reappointed. After leaving the mayoralty he served in the New York State Assembly and Senate.
The Memphis Scimitar cites two sentences about Robert R. Chiffery of Memphis and a church born a slave to illustrate the race question. Church’s $1,000 contribution for Confederate veterans’ entertainment in May is noted as bona fide with no strings attached to the funds.
The duke of Devonshire holds nearly 200000 acres in England yet none in the county tied to his title. The earl of Derby owns 70000 acres but none in Derby county. The duke of Fife owns 250900 acres in Scotland but none in Fife.
Within weeks large gold shipments have departed from this country to Europe. More consignments are anticipated this week. Sterling exchange favors shipments to London, creating a profit. Paris-bound gold trade is also expected.
A Cleveland Leader remark accuses civilization of invading China with a whisky bottle and looting private residences temples palaces and public buildings. It mocks the notion that outsiders will praise civilization despite the alleged acts and contrasts it with the image of “heathens.”
The article argues President McKinley prefers federal judges under 50 and even under 40 when possible. It cites reasons of prime age for physical and mental strength and longer service, asserting experience benefits the bench and older appointees shorten tenure.
After Towne's notable speech in the senate on the Philippines question, Chauncey Depew praised his delivery diction and peroration while calling his argument damnable. Towne replied that Depew only approved of the features he could comprehend.
Two weeks into a revival led by Rev. R. M. Williams in Hiawatha Kansas ten of twelve churches host meetings. Stores close on alternate afternoons so proprietors and clerks can attend, and when a special service happens the town takes a half holiday for worship.
President Kruger speaks only taal refusing German and English though capable. He answers his granddaughter in the South African republic through an interpreter, keeping his vow to use his native tongue in all addressed conversations.
George H Stevens aged 72 has been elected city clerk of Newburyport Massachusetts for the second consecutive time. He is noted for health vigor and skilled penmanship with records praised as models of accurate transcription.
The Pittsburg Times notes that charges against Wilcox suggest Hawaiian delegates in Congress face similar scrutiny as some U.S. districts. The remark implies ongoing concerns about the electorate’s judgment in selecting representatives.
General Wesley Merritt, while in charge of the military school, fought hazing and restricted it, yet authorities allowed a modified form. He advocated full suppression and urged Congress to outlaw hazing altogether.
A Baltimore Herald report claims King Leopold has been arrested over an auto racing incident, spurting debate on whether monarchs are above the law. The piece questions royal privilege and the rule of law for all citizens.
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